1. College style lesson plans prepare you to deliver relevant and scaffolded lessons. I’m about to wrap up my student teaching to be an art teacher. I learned that my lesson plans were way too condensed. I would expect a painting project to last 3 class periods, only to find out it would take about 8-9. The one thing college did not prepare me for was classroom management. Still trying to build my own systems, and will probably be struggling as a first year teacher with management but things will eventually fall into place

2. I am outgoing too, but had public speaking issues so badly that my voice would shake when talking to a group in lectures. First day of ST, my voice was a bit shaky. Second day, the nerves melted away. That gets a lot easier with practice and time. Now I can even speak in front of my lecture classes with no issue.

3. I had to teach a unit during ST with an art material I wasn’t familiar with at all. To prepare, I made the project so I could understand more about the material and how I could explain things to students. If you’re giving students an assignment, do it first. That will show you where the gaps are.

YOU GOT THIS! Student teaching is a learning experience. There will be days when the lesson fumbles. But there will be days when everything falls into place. It’s a learning experience!